Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A form of protective mimicry, especially in insects, in which a species that is palatable or harmless closely resembles an unpalatable or harmful species and therefore is avoided by predators.
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- proper noun the
resemblance of one or more non-poisonous species to a poisonous species, for example, the scarlet king snake and the coral snake.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Henry Walter Bates, (1825–1892), British naturalist.]
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Named for Henry Walter Bates
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